Thanksgiving at the Manchin household gonna be a liiiiiiitle awkward this year....
Not really. Raising the price 548 percent, then cutting it in half "for the needy" is still a 275% increase, or nearly a quadrupling in the price. Isn't it good strategy to reap the benefits of an extremely outrageous price increase for a time, then cut it back to merely outrageous, get credit for listening, and collect some more?
This is a government created monopoly on a product that is essential (inelastic demand) for those who need it, combined with in many cases a government-controlled payor--private or public insurance.
That is, until Obamacare, with its high deductibles, which made many individuals in need of the Epi-Pen pay directly.